Steve Campbell, originally charged with accessing and possessing child pornography, is now also charged with creating it.
By Oliver SachgauStaff Reporter
Thu., May 5, 2016

A Milton child centre worker facing charges of possessing child pornography is now facing additional charges, including eight counts of sexual assault and making child pornography.

Steven Campbell, 37, who was first arrested on April 25 and charged with possessing and accessing child pornography, was an employee of the Milton Community Resource Centre, which provides a variety of services for children. He had a bail hearing the same day.

Peel Regional Police announced Thursday they had made additional charges in the same investigation: eight counts each of making child pornography, sexual assault and sexual interference. Campbell was re-arrested Thursday and is to appear in court Friday.

The new charges came from the same investigation, but Peel police couldn’t confirm whether they’ll be tried separately.

“I think they’re going to be the same (trial), but I could be wrong. It’s up to the courts,” Peel Const. George Tudos said.

Campbell was fired by the centre after the first charges were laid. In a statement at the time, the centre confirmed Campbell had worked at Bronte Street School, a daycare in the resource centre building, but would have not supervised or had contact with any children.

The centre released a statement Thursday in light of the new charges.

“It is distressing that we find ourselves in this situation despite our highest standards around screening and code of conduct for employees,” the centre said in the statement.

The group will be holding a parent support night on May 10, but said it will not be an “information night related to the ongoing police criminal investigation.”